Mou Riiny was educated in the United States, where he received his degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of San Diego in 2011. After graduating, Mou returned to South Sudan where he worked for a non-profit organization to lead a program building schools and installing several village-level solar energy solutions for community facilities in remote locations.

In 2013 he founded SunGate Solar and serves as our CEO. Mou is married and lives with his wife and son in Wau.